Unit 2 The universal language

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Brainstorming 1. Do you know how to play the piano /violin /guitar?

2. What is an orchestra like?

3. What kind of music is performed by an orchestra? (classical music/opera)

4. Do you know any famous orchestras in China or abroad?

Read Part A on P22 and try to

finish the following blanks.

More information about orchestras

An orchestra small: a __________ orchestra large: a __________________orchestraFour groups of musical instruments ______ ______ ______ ______Music of an orchestra _______classical music _______ popular music music from different_______

chamber

symphony\philharmonic

strings

woodwind

brass

percussionwestern

opera

countries

More information about orchestras

The members of an orchestra;

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----------and so on

musicians

conductor

pianist

violinist

flutist

chamber

Some pictures of orchestra

woodwindbassoon

woodwind

clarinet oboe

woodwind

piccolo flute

strings

harp

strings

violas

violin

cello

double bass

brass

saxophonetrombone tubas

horn trumpet

percussion

timpani

xylophone

gong

percussion

cymbals

Bass drum

Answers B ： strings: harp, violas, double basses

brass: saxophones, trombones, tubas

woodwind: oboes, bassoons, piccolos

percussion: timpani, xylophones, gangs

AnswersC

(1) orchestra (2) chamber

(3) symphony (4)strings

(5) brass (6) violins

(7) cellos (8) brass

(9) trumpets (10) Flutes

(11) woodwind (12) bass drums

Answers

D

the instruments in red: strings

the instruments in blue: woodwind

the instruments in green: brass

the instruments in yellow: percussion

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